Matthews: Religious right in US most like … the Taliban

posted at 8:48 am on October 23, 2009 by Ed Morrissey

That must be from all of the times the Religious Right throws acid in women’s faces, or bars girls from attending schools, or beat barbers in the streets for trimming beards. Right? Because when the Religious Right set up their dictatorship in America, they were just like the Taliban, according to Chris Matthews. Why Frank Gaffney even bothered to appear on MS-NBC in the first place is anyone’s guess:

Maybe the Taliban is the new Godwin’s Law in American politics — the example (unfortunately contemporaneous rather than historical) onto which weak intellects fall when they can’t actually make an argument. How exactly are the religious Right like the Taliban, even in Matthews’ fevered mind? Well, they’re both religious, and they’re both politically active — if one equates engaging in the democratic process here in America with stonings, shari’a law, and terrorist attacks on civilians elsewhere.

To Matthews’ first point, the Afghans just did hold an election, and Hamid Karzai — who has desperately requested that NATO keep fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan — won a plurality. No candidate who even suggested a truce came close. Maybe if MS-NBC was an actual news channel, Matthews would already know that.

My daughter was just moved into advanced learning classes in both Math and English (Language Arts)… but, of course, being a conservative, bible-believing Christian, I refused to let her in the class. She got her Burka caught in the car door on the way home and it was just a bad day all around.

The liberals and progressives live to demonize those they don’t agree with. Hatred toward Christianity flows from the left, and this isn’t the first “news” organization that has repeated the “fear the Christian” meme.

More seriously: The problem with Matthews, and so many of the traditional media, is an appalling lack of diversity in their entire professional world. They misunderstand and stereotype Evangelical Christians so often because they don’t know any, and don’t know of anyone who does. We saw the same phenomenon in those absurd columns during the campaign last year, in which for example a NYT reporter would write about a Palin crowd in the manner of an anthropologist discussing a remote native tribe with exotic cultural practices.

Matthews extreme desire for a transformative liberal figure in his lifetime has led to this.
I’m reminded of people who worship idols because they need something, anything, to worship.
Obama has become an object of pure faith to this whacko- and in any faith it is tested by demon-like nemesis’ in his fevered mind.
Lets be honest- these people like Matthews and Ron-ron are essentially Cult members at this point.

Meanwhile, Rev.Jackson Graham is over in North Korea upgrading a hospital with new generators from Caterpillar. The hospital used mirrors to focus outside light onto the operating tables, now they can operate and save lives with our technology.
That was tough because he had to outbid the Taliban…

Of course, to Chris Matthews, it is WRONG to call Obama a racist, but it is right to characterize an entire swath of Americans as murderous 7th-century religious savages who kill women and children for stepping outside of their doors.

A fever. Let them take the rope. They are setting themselves up for the most overwhelming defeat in the history of American politics. Of course, once they’re put down, the conservatives will let them right back up again.

What? The Taliban are the bad guys again? How are we supposed to keep track? They were the source of all evil pre- 911, then fell out of fashion as evil doers during Bush, The War of Necessity must have brought their former status back.

I just watched Beck’s clip from Wed on how the White House and their little leg tinglers like Chrissy boy frame arguments. They use 1-3 tactics–wrong thinking, danger, or profit. It appears that chris is trying to characterize that the right is dangerous here and this tactic abandons all reason and logic.

Ed, you realize by your watching MSNBC you nearly double their viewing audience. Other than Matthews’ mother, his long-suffering wife, and David Axelrod, no one else watches.
Or cares. It’s like caring what idiots like Olbermann or the Queen of Snark, Maddow, say or think about anything.

Matthews, fifteen years ago you were a mushy lib, but still had possession of basic common sense, decency, and a degree of objectivity. But now you’ve suppressed the truth for so long it looks like my God–the God–has given you over to your reprobate mind. Your real nature is on display. That nature was always there, but you were able to keep it under wraps. Your descent into madness has been a slow and embarrassing process to watch. What you say and do no longer has an iota of relevance. I’m sad for you because there’s rarely a return from the bitter hate-filled place you now live.

Watching the Liberals, the State-run Media, and the Administration self-destruct is like rubber-necking at the scen of a bad car wreck. You know it’s horrible, but you just can’t take your eyes off of it. Plus, there is a sense of righteous justice about it.

More seriously: The problem with Matthews, and so many of the traditional media, is an appalling lack of diversity in their entire professional world. They misunderstand and stereotype Evangelical Christians so often because they don’t know any, and don’t know of anyone who does. We saw the same phenomenon in those absurd columns during the campaign last year, in which for example a NYT reporter would write about a Palin crowd in the manner of an anthropologist discussing a remote native tribe with exotic cultural practices.

jwolf on October 23, 2009 at 9:04 AM

I think you are right. They see us all as Bo and Luke Duke with Bibles.

More seriously: The problem with Matthews, and so many of the traditional media, is an appalling lack of diversity in their entire professional world. They misunderstand and stereotype Evangelical Christians so often because they don’t know any, and don’t know of anyone who does. We saw the same phenomenon in those absurd columns during the campaign last year, in which for example a NYT reporter would write about a Palin crowd in the manner of an anthropologist discussing a remote native tribe with exotic cultural practices.

jwolf on October 23, 2009 at 9:04 AM

This is exactly right. This fool, and all those other elitist, so called journalists, would not know an average, fly over country, American if one bit him on the butt. Of course, he would be more likely to have his butt kicked my one, than be bitten by one.

Matthews and Baby Reagan are a couple of losers who are attention whores that exhibit complete ignorance of reality. If not for his father, Reagan would be valet parking my car for tips. He is a waste of air. Matthews is arguably worse.

The Religious Right is like the Taliban – Matthew’s said that? Hold on The Taliban have the “Virtue Police” who goes on MSNBC all the time – the Rite Rev Al Sharpton, and Jesse Jackson. Who has targeted on air personalities? Imus, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck….BUT the FCC the real regulator doesn’t have a problem with them. They really hate the 1st Amendment. Free Speech for me but not for thee.

We have our own “Virtue Police” Threatening legitimate American Business (Networks) (NFL TEAMS) with Boycotts every time they don’t get their exclusive slant represented in the MEDIA. And MSNBC caved into them, look at MSNBC’s ratings. Rush can’t buy a Football Team Because Al Sharpton spread made up stuff, and circulated it. And then the stuff was unsubstantiated, and had be retracted after the fact because they For example CNN, were worried about being sued. To say that CNN is a sloppy News Organization is being kind.

The most disgusting thing I thought was in that clip was the way Mathews said that line with that smarmy, arrogant, obsequious little smile he has. Makes you want to throw up every time you see it.

A fever. Let them take the rope. They are setting themselves up for the most overwhelming defeat in the history of American politics. Of course, once they’re put down, the conservatives will let them right back up again.Griz on October 23, 2009 at 9:10 AM

As for this…you are right. The conservatives will let them right back up again, because we actually BELIEVE in the Bill of Rights and our right to free speech. No matter that we think what they say is so pig-headed, we firmly believe they still have the right to say it, and will give them that right…not that they want to do the same to us.

If we let them up again, be prepared to keep fighting them. They will never, ever give up and neither should we. They should be defeated at every turn. That has been our mistake, to rest and let them rage and gain ground. They totally overwhelm the good folks with their snark and rage. Time to put a stop to it. Learn how to deal with their projection.